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Growing Voters and Election 2004 -
Complete Materials for Teachers,
Grades 1-12

Free downloadable lesson plans, activities, websites,
     rubrics and more
A new curriculum initiative from Lesley University

School has begun and the campaign season is in full swing. Are you ready?

Our broad range of new, original, ready-to-use, grade-specific lesson plans and other curricular materials help you integrate the 2004 election immediately into your classroom, bring it to life, make it relevant to your students. The upcoming election is a quintessential teachable moment. These materials, developed and compiled by classroom teachers like you from around the country (see About the Project), help you use it creatively and effectively. All materials have been fully vetted, and you will find that each module is:
   Organized around essential questions
 Accompanied by well-developed rubrics
 Aligned to national standards

Each activity set is built for student-centered active engagement to maximize your students' involvement and motivations.

Click to check out these sample student activities
  "Civic Lemonade Stand" Create presentation on voting process to present to lower grades
  Conduct interviews and exchange results Classroom debates
  Predict election outcome with mock election reasons to vote
  electoral college A "Why Vote" pamphlet to hand out to adults

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You are invited to select from among this downloadable collection those elements that work best for you and your class. The units are designed to be used in parts or as a whole -- pick and choose, mix and match. All of the units are designed to foster collaboration within and between classes, grades, schools, districts and states, if desired. We encourage you to enrich your student's experiences by considering a collaborative approach to using the curriculum.

In addition to the lesson plans, this site also contains a list of links to free, Web-based resources that you and your students will find valuable in teaching and learning about the 2004 election. They have been carefully screened by teachers like you, so that you can feel confident that they are accurate and appropriate for students to explore.

The technology required for these lessons and activities is fairly basic: Internet access, and Microsoft Office tools such as Word, PowerPoint and spreadsheets.

We hope that you find these tools and resources valuable and we would like to hear of your experience using any of them in your classrooms.
updated 10/07/04 | 11:30 AM
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